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Louis Vuitton’s Pietro Beccari Adds Fashion Group Responsibilities
Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer at Louis Vuitton, is to take on additional responsibilities at the world’s largest…
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Kristi Noem Wants 'Full Travel Ban' on All Countries Sending 'Killers, Leeches and Entitlement Junkies' to the US
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday called for a "full travel ban" on a certain number of countries that she says are…
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Singapore Bank OCBC’s shares hit record as wealth unit shines
OCBC shares gained as much as 0.6%, above the previous high from more than two weeks ago Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) shares hit a…
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OCBC’s shares hit record as wealth unit shines
OCBC shares gained as much as 0.6%, above the previous high from more than two weeks ago Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) shares hit a…
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OCBC shares continue record-breaking streak to hit S$18.95 as wealth unit shines
OCBC shares surged further to another new high on Wednesday (Dec 3) after a record-breaking performance on Tuesday. OCBC is supported by…
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Crypto’s retail traders hit hard as Strategy ETFs plunge 80%
Retail investors who piled into Michael Saylor’s grand Bitcoin experiment are paying a heavy price. Strategy, the company once hailed for…
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Montana Doctor Accused of Child Sexual Assault Dies by Suicide
Jeffrey Scheihing of Bozeman, charged with felony sexual assault of children, died by suicide last week while under detention. The…
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Indonesia assigns US$1 billion to Brics-led New Development Bank
Indonesia will assign US$1 billion to the Brics-led New Development Bank, further boosting ties with the group of developing nations. The…
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Aletheia Capital downgrades Wilmar to ‘sell’, cuts target to S$2.50 on legal woes
Aletheia Capital has lowered its rating on Wilmar International from “buy” to “sell” on the belief that the agribusiness group’s recent…
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Wisconsin Teacher Charged After Engaging in Sexual Contact with Her Student
An Antigo High School employee is facing charges, including child enticement, sexual assault of a student by school staff, explicit…
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Asian markets rise as US rate cut bets temper Japan bond unease
Stocks rose on Tuesday (Dec 2) following the previous day’s stutter as more weak US data helped solidify US interest rate cut optimism and…
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Bukit Sembawang Estates a ‘potential dividend powerhouse’: DBS
Bukit Sembawang Estates has been identified as a “potential dividend powerhouse” by DBS Group Research, which sees the possibility of a…
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Intel to invest additional RM860 million in Malaysia, PM says
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said US chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of RM860 million (S$208 million) in…
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Genting Malaysia to stay listed after privatisation bid flops
Genting Malaysia will remain listed after Genting said that it secured a 73.13 per cent stake in its offer to take its Malaysian unit…
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Genting’s New York casino licence buffers risks in Malaysia
The licence comes as the company’s Malaysia casino faces constraints amid local political headwinds Genting Group won a coveted New York…
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Ad giant Omnicom to cut over 4,000 jobs, fold legacy brands after IPG takeover
The advertising industry faces a serious threat as artificial intelligence reshapes creative production and tech giants Omnicom said on…
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Marco Polo Marine shares rise 7.5% on H2 profit surge
For the full year, net profit surges 169.7% to S$58.5 million, from S$21.7 million the year before Shares of Marco Polo Marine climbed 7.5…
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Gold edges lower as investors book profits
US rate futures are pricing in an 88% chance of a rate cut in December, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool Gold edged lower in early…
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Danantara’s US$1.4 billion Garuda play emerges as key reform test
The 76-year-old airline is a major employer and a key mode of transport for the country Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara’s…
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Stocks to watch: UOB, Nio, Sanli
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Dec 2): UOB: The bank announced on…
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Warner Bros gets mostly cash Netflix offer in new round of bids
Warner Bros Discovery was fielding a second round of bids on Monday (Dec 1), including a mostly cash offer from Netflix, in an auction…
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UOB prices £750 million floating rate covered bonds due 2029
UOB announced on Tuesday (Dec 2) that it has priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) floating rate covered bonds due June 2029. The issue date…
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Amazon’s giant anacondas reached their peak size 12 million years ago, study shows
A study of anaconda fossils shows that these snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and then stopped growing. As some of…
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Kylie Minogue Wears Loewe for Fashion Awards 2025 Red Carpet
LONDON — Kylie Minogue wore a Loewe dress to the 2025 Fashion Awards in London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday night. The singer and actress…